/p> The ancients traveled to see the yellow calendar, and Hu Hu and others chose the day to leave Kunming. Early in the morning, you can see the morning sun outcropping, and today is a sunny day.

Zhu Gaoxu stood on the tower of Duanli Gate and told Chen Dazhui to do a good job of explaining his affairs after arriving in Beijing. Waiting for Chen Dazhui to walk down the city tower, Zhu Gaoxu watched the group of people and horses and watched them drift away after leaving the Han Palace.

When the caravan turned around, it was no longer visible from the tower. At this time, Zhu Gaoxu retracted his gaze and said with some sighs: "It's strange to say, I have been in Beiping for the longest time, but now the place I miss the most is not Beiping, but the ...... of Jingshi."

He thought for a moment and muttered, "Maybe it doesn't matter what place it is, it just depends on whether there are people in that place who care." ”

"Hmm." A voice responded.

Zhu Gaoxu looked sideways when he heard this, and glanced at Duan Xue Hate who was standing next to him. At first glance, I saw that her eyes showed a somewhat sad look, and she seemed to be affected by Zhu Gaoxu's words. What surprised Zhu Gaoxu was that her eyes could be very infectious, and her big eyes seemed to be able to speak.

Or in the past, Duan Xue's expression was always too cold and dazed, so she gave Zhu Gaoxu the impression that she was very dull. Today, he found out that Duan Xue Hate and Mu Zhen were really a little similar, with small faces, big eyes, and great aura.

Seeing this, he immediately changed his words: "But if I leave Yunnan one day, I will miss this place." I've also met people in Yunnan who make me worry, right? ”

Duan Xue's eyes lowered, revealing a hint of subtle shyness at this time. Although her skin looked pale, she was young after all, and under the light of the morning sun, her appearance and expression were also pitiful.

On a whim, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but move his gaze down again, looking at her body lines that were more plump than Mu Zhen, and comparing the impressions of Mu Zhen in his memory, and couldn't help but reverie for a while.

In the morning of farewell, he didn't know what was going on, and he made himself distracted.

……

The Haruha Palace of the Kyoshi. Spring is bright and bright, and the sun brings a bit of warmth in the cold spring.

The second concubine of the crown prince, Guo Yan, was pregnant again, and it was only diagnosed by the imperial doctor after the New Year, and now her stomach is still invisible. After the miscarriage last year, Guo Yan was very worried that she would not be able to raise again in the future, but now she is happy again, that is, she is more and more careful.

The palace maids quietly passed on Guo Yan's news.

Luo'er was beside the crown princess Zhang's side to report: "Concubine Guo rarely goes out, and she walks slowly, as if her belly has grown and she can't walk...... Every time she eats, even drinks a glass of water, she has to taste it first with the palace maids and eunuchs around her......"

"Whew!" Hearing this, Zhang immediately sneered, "This is in the imperial city, is she still afraid that someone will poison her?" ”

Luo'er said in a low voice: "Crown Princess, you think this is good. There is no need to be like last year, when she accidentally splashed dirty water on other people's heads. ”

"You have a good mouth." Zhang scolded with a smile. But there was no smile in her small eyes under one eyelid, and the smile on her face disappeared immediately, "The crown prince married a second concubine, which is indeed a very good thing, and now it makes the entire Chunhe Palace nervous." ”

At this moment, someone outside shouted: "The prince has arrived!" ”

Zhang immediately stood up and walked out of the door of the palace with a group of palace maids to greet the crown prince Zhu Gaochi.

Seeing the prince, Zhang's made a gift. After seeing the salute, Zhu Gaochi walked into the dormitory with some difficulty, and immediately sat down on a large chair, and let out a long breath of comfort.

He opened his mouth and said: "Concubine Guo is pregnant, so let the slaves and maids serve well, don't make any more mistakes, and talk about going to her father." ”

Zhang Shi hurriedly said: "The concubine body also explained this matter to the slaves and maids just now. ”

Soon a palace maid came with tea, and Zhu Gaochi was thirsty, so he immediately reached out to pick up the teacup. He suddenly fixed his gaze on the young palace maid's face, and couldn't help but look at it a few more times. The palace maid was also a clever person, and she seemed to feel something strange immediately, and her face showed a flush.

Zhu Gaochi turned his head and was about to speak, when he suddenly saw Zhang looking at him with a smile, so he stopped talking.

Zhang glanced at the palace maid quietly, and felt that she looked average, but she was young and white-skinned. Zhang understands that even if she is an average-looking lady, sometimes there is something that can arouse a man's lust. She waved her hand lightly, and the palace maids withdrew from the dormitory very insightfully.

"Does the prince want that palace maid to sleep?" Zhang asked softly.

Zhu Gaochi was startled, and the teacup in his hand also spilled tea. He immediately shook his head and said, "No! ”

Zhang said again: "Anyway, they are all people in the Chunhe Palace, and the concubine will not resent the prince." ”

Zhu Gaochi swallowed a mouthful of saliva, a little hesitant, and after a while he spoke: "I'm afraid that my father will know about it." My father has already given me a second concubine, but I'm still not satisfied? If there is a rumor of fornication and chaos in the palace, I don't know how to face my father's reprimand. ”

Zhang sighed: "It's just a palace maid...... Forget it! ”

…… And this year, there are as many as 3,000 beauties who are going to present the emperor. However, Emperor Zhu Di ordered to stop this.

When Jin Yiwei commanded Ji Gang to enter the secret music, Ji Gang privately asked for the selection of beauties among officials and noble ministers of foreign vassals such as Joseon, but Zhu Di did not refuse.

When Taizu was in power, no matter where the draft came from, as long as it was a woman; Because no matter how you choose in the palace, it is always much better than the woman Taizu was close to when he was a monk and a wanderer. But since the Yongle Dynasty, the eunuchs and ministers who have a heart have seen the thoughts of today...... A woman with no identity, the emperor doesn't look down on her at all.

The big picture on the wall of the East Warm Pavilion is still unfolded and hung there. The imperial case is full of cases, all of which are military and political files before the "35th year of Hongwu".

The eunuchs Zheng He and Hou Xian waited for the pen and ink. They stayed in the East Warm Pavilion, thinking about the needs of the emperor at any time.

Zheng He has been busy lately, as the emperor has asked him to oversee the construction of sea vessels; But as long as he has time, he will still do a good job of serving the close servants, for eunuchs, even if it is a big thing, it is not as important as waiting for a good emperor!

Most of the things placed on the imperial case are old files that Zheng He was responsible for finding. According to the emperor's instructions, all I found were files about Liaodong, Yunnan and other places during the Hongwu Dynasty. Many booklets have been left untouched for too long, and dust has accumulated when they are turned out, so Zheng He asked someone to clean them before putting them on this imperial case.

Why does the emperor want to see so many old files? Zheng He didn't know why. Most of the time, the emperor will not tell people what he wants to do.

"Myanmar...... Hongwu is called the Burmese Central Propaganda Division? Zhu Di groaned.

Zheng He rushed ahead of Hou Xian, walked to the imperial case, and accurately opened an old file. He turned the paper from fast to slow, and finally stopped, bowed down and said, "Emperor, here." ”

Zhu Di glanced up at Zheng He, nodded, and buried his head in the things on the paper. Most of these old files were found by Zheng He, and he was certainly more familiar with them than Hou Xian.

Hou Xian's expression on the side was a little lost, but it was precisely because he was not confident that he could find it just now that he hesitated to let Zheng He take the lead.

Zheng He was not only interested in those old files, but also guessed the emperor's mind in his heart.

…… I remember once, Zheng He heard Emperor Zhu Di say to himself, the world is bigger than the ancients, and the Ming Dynasty should not stop here!

Since the Hongwu period, the Ming Dynasty began to expand the layout of the territory. Taizu entered Liaodong in the north and Yunnan in the south, opening the gateway to the north and south to expand the land. But Taizu can't live long, the Hongwu Dynasty obviously failed to complete the grand cause of the founding of the Ming Dynasty!

After ascending the throne today, it seems that he wants to continue to make contributions according to the grand strategy of the year; However, it was only after launching the "Battle of Jingjing" that he won the world, and it was not a natural succession to the throne...... Zheng He pondered like this: So now the emperor is not clear about the general outline of the central government of Hongwu, so he has to look through the old files of Hongwu at this time, so as to continue the hegemony of the year?

But Zheng He looked back and thought: Taizu chose Emperor Jianwen as the crown prince; Jinshang also chose his eldest son Gao Chi as the crown prince, and it seems that they are all kings of Shoucheng...... Maybe Taizu didn't think that Zhu Yunwen was just a king of success; But today's crown prince can obviously only keep it. So for a while, Zheng He was not sure whether his guess was reliable.

I don't know how long it took, Zhu Di put down the file in his hand, raised his hands and stretched. Then he stood up, pacing back and forth behind the royal case, pacing in front of the large picture on the wall behind him. He stood for a long time looking at the diagram, pressing his hands under the diagram.

Zhu Di suddenly turned his head, looked at Zheng He and said, "I look at the old files, the west of the Burma-China Propaganda Division is the sea?" Where further west? ”

Zheng He bent down and said with an embarrassed expression: "The slave doesn't know, please ask the emperor to condemn!" He said that he deliberately looked sideways at Hou Xian.

Hou Xian knew a fart, and he really hurried to say: "The slave doesn't know ...... either."

"That's it." Zhu Di waved his hand, "When the ship is built, I want Zheng He to lead the fleet to the Western Ocean to have a look." When the time comes, you tell the vassal states over there that there is a Ming Dynasty in the east, and ask them all to come to pay tribute. ”

Zheng He hurriedly said: "The slave and maid are willing to share the worries of the emperor, but the slave and maid have never been to sea, so I am afraid that I will miss the emperor's major affairs." ”

Zhu Di smiled and said, "There are too many things we haven't done." ”

Without waiting for Zheng He to answer, he had already turned around, looked at the location of Yunnan for a while, and said, "Taizu has transferred troops into Yunnan, and all the vassal states in the southwest have come to pay tribute. But I want to go to Annam and Zhancheng, and as soon as the Western countries arrive at Zhancheng from the sea, they will be able to see the etiquette of our Ming Dynasty. ”

Zheng He and Hou Xian worshiped together, and said one after another: "The emperor has the world in mind, and the slaves and maids all admire it." ”

In this small Dongnuan Pavilion, Zheng He is a eunuch, but he is the first person to know the general decision-making of the imperial court. At this time, Zheng He already knew in his heart: it was imperative for the imperial court to use troops to Annanguo!

(End of chapter)